Language
Intelligence
from 6 Months to 15 Months
from 6 Months to 15 Months
| Characteristics | Things to do |
| Babies understand language before they learn to speak. Talk to your baby all the time. Babies “babble” and make all kinds of sounds. Your baby is practicing the sounds and rhythm of language. When your baby starts to say words, she may say baby words like “ba-ba” for bottle. Show her you are happy she is learning. It's fun to use some of your baby's own words. But it is good for your baby to hear the real words too. | When your baby babbles, answer her. Try to
copy her sounds. This will help her learn to talk. Help your baby
learn new words by pointing to things and saying their names. Make your baby her own family photo book. Glue family photos on both sides of pieces of cardboard. Slip each photo into a plastic baggie. Put the zippered sides together on the left. Staple the edge. Tape over the staples on both sides. Use this book to talk about baby’s family. |